L'Histoire

Engraved by Charles Nicholas Cochin, French. After Jacques de la Joue
Made in Paris

Plate: 12 x 14.75 in.
Engraving on laid paper

Not on display

Gift of Fisher Scientific International

Fisher Collection

FA 2000.001.218

No known copyright restrictions

Description

The Duke of Picquigny commissioned Charles Nicholas Cochin to engrave a series of allegories after paintings of Jacques de la Joue. This allegorical rendering includes angels, a bearded man, young children, an hourglass, a sword, and a shining temple in the background.